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Citizens of New Orleans meet and create Reolution concerning happiness that Andrew Jackson was chosen President of the United States
title
Citizens of New Orleans meet and create Reolution concerning happiness that Andrew Jackson was chosen President of the United States
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Resolutions, Meetings, Political participation, New Orleans (La.), Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Presidential appointments, Presidential elections, Presidents, United States
Date Issued
1829-05-20
Abstract
Text. Citizens of New Orleans meet and create Reolution concerning happiness that Andrew Jackson was chosen President of the United States. The Courier, May 20, 1829; p. 3., c.1.
General Simon Bolivar, president of the Venezuelan Republic in a New Orleans newspaper in 1821.
title
General Simon Bolivar, president of the Venezuelan Republic in a New Orleans newspaper in 1821.
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Bolivar, Simon, 1783-1830, Generals, Presidents
Date Issued
1821-09-22
Abstract
Text, September 22, 1821. General Simon Bolivar. Description and character notes of General Simon Bolivar, president of the Venezuelan Republic in a New Orleans newspaper. His travels and partnerships in Europe are discussed as well.
Reception of General Jackson in New Orleans Louisiana in 1840
title
Reception of General Jackson in New Orleans Louisiana in 1840
Subject
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Military personnel, Heroes, Receptions, Crowds, Generals, Presidents, United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana
Date Issued
1840-01-09
Abstract
Text, January 9, 1840. General Andrew Jackson receives a warm welcome when he arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Louisiana State University president Thomas Duckett Boyd in Baton Rouge Louisiana approximately 1910
title
Louisiana State University president Thomas Duckett Boyd in Baton Rouge Louisiana approximately 1910
Subject
Portraits, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.), Boyd, Thomas Duckett, 1854-1927, Presidents
Date created ms
1910
Abstract
B&W photo, approximately 1910. Thomas Duckett Boyd (1854-1927). President of Louisiana State University 1896-1927.
Abraham Lincoln
title
Abraham Lincoln
Subject
Illustrations, Presidents, Portraits
Date created ms
1860, 1899
Abstract
Wood engraving of Abraham Lincoln. Surrounding him are Civil War military scenes.
Past Presidents of the Louisiana Library Association in 1969
title
Past Presidents of the Louisiana Library Association in 1969
Subject
Librarians, Organizations, Presidents
Date created ms
1969
Abstract
B&W photo, 1969. Past Presidents of the Louisiana Library Association. Seated in order of years served. Front Row, left to right: Essae M. Culver, Lois Shortess, Debora Abramson, Florinell F. Morton, Ruth Reagan Baird, Sallie Farrell, Loma Knighten, Sue Hefley, Kostie Postell, Frances Flanders, Evelyn Peters. Back Row, left to right: Vivian Cazayoux 1953-54, Elizabeth Cammack, Ruth Reedy, Becky Skau, T.N. McMullan, Kate Wallach, Maud Merritt Bentrup, Tillie Schenker, Shirley Stephenson, Louvenia Jones, James "Jim" Cookston, Peggy Harper. Location within Louisiana unknown.
Louisiana State University president David French Boyd in Baton Rouge Louisiana approximately 1870
title
Louisiana State University president David French Boyd in Baton Rouge Louisiana approximately 1870
Subject
Portraits, Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.), Boyd, David French, 1834-1899, Presidents
Date created ms
1870
Abstract
B&W photo, approximately 1870. David French Boyd (1834 – 1899) was a U.S. teacher and educational administrator. He served as the first head of Louisiana State University (LSU) 1865-80 and 1884-1886, where he was a professor of mathematics and moral philosophy.
Washington's Reception by Philadelphia
title
Washington's Reception by Philadelphia
Subject
Portraits, Presidents, Horses
Date created ms
1860, 1899
Abstract
Wood engraving of George Washington riding in the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A smaller separate image shows a mounted governor of Pennsylvania with other riders looking at an approaching coach containing President Washington.
Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower in New Orleans
title
Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower in New Orleans
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Automobiles
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
View of Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower in a car in New Orleans.
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
title
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
Subject
Centennial celebrations, Celebrations, History, Government officials, Presidents, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date created ms
1953-10-17
Abstract
B&W photo, October 17, 1953. Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana. Opening ceremonies. President-elect Eisenhower at podium.
Senator John F. Kennedy with Rice Queen at the International Rice Festival in Crowley Louisiana in 1959
title
Senator John F. Kennedy with Rice Queen at the International Rice Festival in Crowley Louisiana in 1959
Subject
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Festivals, Rice, Queens, Presidents, Legislators
Date created ms
1959
Abstract
B&W photo, 1959. Senator (later President) John F. Kennedy with Rice Queen, Judith Haydell, at the International Rice Festival in Crowley, Louisiana.
Jackson
title
Jackson
Subject
Illustrations, Portrait prints, Presidents, Men
Date created ms
1855, 1890
Abstract
Three quarter portrait engraving of Andrew Jackson in military uniform.
George Washington
title
George Washington
Subject
Portrait prints, Soldiers, Presidents
Date created ms
1860, 1899
Abstract
Engraving of a portrait of George Washington as a soldier and a portrait of the head of George Washington from a later period.
Washington's Birthday and Life
title
Washington's Birthday and Life
Subject
Floats (Parades), Illustrations, Carnival, Presidents
Date created ms
1954
Abstract
Float design with a gold eagle and flag shield at front and American and British flags at back. A banner with the date 1955 the parade theme "Washington's Birthday and Life" is across the side of the float. The design was for the title float of the 1955 Rex parade.
Dwight Eisenhower in New Orleans
title
Dwight Eisenhower in New Orleans
Subject
Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Automobiles
Date Issued
1979, 1983
Abstract
View of Dwight Eisenhower riding in a car in New Orleans, waving to the crowd. His wife, Mamie, is also in the car.
Louisiana democratic nomination of Van Buren and Johnson for president and vice-president
title
Louisiana democratic nomination of Van Buren and Johnson for president and vice-president
Subject
United States. Works Progress Administration of Louisiana, Presidential elections, Presidents, Vice presidents, Government officials
Date Issued
1835-07-16
Abstract
Short verbage about the unanimity of the Louisiana Democratic nomination of Van Buren and Johnson for president and vice-president
Simon Bolivar statue on Basin and Canal Streets in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1970s
title
Simon Bolivar statue on Basin and Canal Streets in New Orleans Louisiana in the 1970s
Subject
Sculpture, Bolivar, Simon, 1783-1830, Military officers, Presidents
Date created ms
1970, 1979
Abstract
B&W photo, 1970s. Simon Bolivar Statue. Located on Basin Street at Canal Street, in New Orleans, La. Part of a project by Venezuela to memorialize the great Latin American heroes, it was erected in 1957.
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
title
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
Subject
Centennial celebrations, Celebrations, History, Government officials, Ambassadors, Presidents, Diplomats, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date created ms
1953-10-17
Abstract
B&W photo, October 17, 1953. Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana. Opening ceremonies. Present are President-elect Eisenhower, French and Spanish dignataries.
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
title
Festivities for the Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial in New Orleans Louisiana in 1953
Subject
Centennial celebrations, Celebrations, History, Government officials, Presidents, Diplomats, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
Date created ms
1953-10-17
Abstract
B&W photo, October 17, 1953. Louisiana Purchase Sesquicentennial, Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana. President-elect Eisenhower arrives at the viewing stand.
Report of main guard mounted at Mobile
title
Report of main guard mounted at Mobile
Subject
United States, History, War of 1812, Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845, Mobile (Ala.), History, War of 1812, Presidents, Election, 1828, Soldiers, Tennessee
Date created ms
1815-02-21
Abstract
Lists supplies on hand, names and other information of prisoners, including the fact that six were sentenced to death. Recorded by Lieutenant Robert Gray, Officer of the Day, [3rd Regiment of East Tennessee Drafted Militia]. At the bottom of the first page, he has added a postscript noting "6 Notch[es] and w[ith] good orders fm [from] [New] Orleans". The executions of six men were later used against Andrew Jackson in a smear campaign during the 1828 Presidential election; see also the "coffin broadside" in this collection.

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